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Friday, November 13, 2009

Green Tea Benefits You Should Be Aware Of

By Sally Brigg

Green tea was first used as a health tonic by the chinese over 4,000 years ago. There are many green tea benefits that include in aiding high cholesterol levels, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, infection, and cancer. Since the early days of drinking green tea for better health, to today, lost of research has been conducted to verify folklore and prove that in fact, drinking green tea is great for your health.

The antioxidants found in green tea are some of the smartest antioxidants that we know of today, because they actually target bad cells, as opposed to the good cells. These powerful antioxidants will target cancer cells and stop their growth, lower bad cholesterol levels, and even stop the clotting of blood.

Green tea health benefits have normally been related to the French paradox, or the health benefits of drinking red wine. As with tea, red wine has polyphenols and antioxidants that are very beneficial to the heart. However epigallocatechin gallate has been found to be much more powerful than the polyphenols found in red wine.

There has been some new information that shows that green teas can help with weight loss. Green leaf tea appears to increase the metabolism so that you burn more calories which help you lose weight. Green tea has also been found to be an ingredient in many skin care products and also can stop food poisoning and kill the bacteria that cause tooth decay.

There is only one detractor to drinking tea and that is it contains caffeine. Those that are sensitive to caffeine can suffer from insomnia. Otherwise there are no negative side effects associated with green teas. No one can agree on how much green leaf tea you should drink but even one serving a day is better than none. - 17269

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